I had my MVD at the end of July which appears to have done what it said on the tin. I've been pain free since the op and there are no real negatives. I am now medication free and it feels great. My GP's advice was that there was no point in rushing it so two months to come off everything. There are a couple of minor irritations. As mention in a previous post, I've developed 'restless legs' which prevent me from sleeping as well as I would like. It's difficult to tell whether the leg thing is merely coincidental or related to the reduction of medication. Time will tell. I still have a very slight numbness on the left side of my face which I'm so used to now that I hardly notice it.
So overall, the MVD experience has been very positive and I feel I'm now back in control of my life.
I'm going to Ireland (Strangford Lough area) for a week's break on Sunday. It was supposed to be Alicante, Spain, but we couldn't get a flight.